Most legislation in the U.S. Senate requires a 60-vote threshold to overcome the filibuster rule.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by CRS, Brookings, Brennan Center, Pew Research, and Wikipedia, all consistent on the 60-vote cloture threshold for most legislation, with noted exceptions like reconciliation and nominations. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.9 clusters=4 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Trump lashes out and Democrats dig in as shutdown sets ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30360 (corroboration)
- https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-the-senate-filibuster-and-what-would-it-take-to-eliminate-it/ (corroboration)
- https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/filibuster-explained (corroboration)
- https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/08/26/finding-60-votes-in-an-evenly-divided-senate-a-high-bar-but-not-an-impossible-one/ (corroboration)